Kathy Bates

Full filmography

• Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life (2025) as Self
• Matlock (2024) as Madeline 'Matty' Matlock
• Matlock (2024) Executive Producer
• A Family Affair (2024) as Leila Ford
• The Great Lillian Hall (2024) as Edith Wilson
• The Great Lillian Hall (2024) Executive Producer
• Summer Camp (2024) as Ginny Moon
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023) as Self
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) as Sylvia Simon
• The Miracle Club (2023) as Eileen Dunne
• Titanic: Stories from the Heart (2023) as Self (archive footage)
• The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
• Home (2021) as Bernadette
• Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021) as Self (archive footage)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
• Richard Jewell (2019) as Bobi Jewell
• The Highwaymen (2019) as Ma Ferguson
• The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019) as Barbara Haggermaker
• On the Basis of Sex (2018) as Dorothy Kenyon
• Krystal (2018) as Vera
• FEUD (2017) as Joan Blondell
• Disjointed (2017) as Ruth
• Chelsea (2016) as Self
• The Boss (2016) as Ida Marquette
• Complete Unknown (2016) as Nina
• Bad Santa 2 (2016) as Sunny Soke
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
• Lip Sync Battle (2015) as Self
• The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) as Maime Trotter
• Boychoir (2015) as Headmistress
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
• Tammy (2014) as Lenore
• Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk (2014) as Self – Stella Mae (archive footage)
• Reflections on Titanic (2012) as Self
• Cadaver (2012) as Beth
• American Horror Story (2011) as Delphine LaLaurie
• American Horror Story (2011) as Ethel Darling
• American Horror Story (2011) as Iris
• American Horror Story (2011) as Agnes Mary Winstead
• American Horror Story (2011) as Miriam Mead / Delphine LaLaurie
• Harry's Law (2011) as Harriet 'Harry' Korn
• Midnight in Paris (2011) as Gertrude Stein
• A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) as Beverly Corbett
• You May Not Kiss the Bride (2011) as Bryan's Mother
• Mike & Molly (2010) as Kay
• Valentine's Day (2010) as Susan
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
• The Blind Side (2009) as Miss Sue
• Chéri (2009) as Madame Peloux
• Alice (2009) as Queen of Hearts
• Personal Effects (2009) as Gloria
• The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (2009) as Pancho Barnes (Voice)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) as Regina Jackson
• Revolutionary Road (2008) as Mrs. Helen Givings
• Stand Up to Cancer (2008) as Self
• Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008) as Charlotte Cartwright
• The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Mrs. Fowler
• Chelsea Lately (2007) as Self (archive footage)
• Bee Movie (2007) as Janet Benson (voice)
• The Golden Compass (2007) as Hester (voice)
• P.S. I Love You (2007) as Patricia
• Fred Claus (2007) as Mother Claus
• Christmas Is Here Again (2007) as Miss Dowdy (voice)
• Guilty Hearts (2007) as The Judge
• Failure to Launch (2006) as Sue
• Charlotte's Web (2006) as Bitsy the Cow (voice)
• Bonneville (2006) as Margene Cunningham
• Relative Strangers (2006) as Agnes Menure
• American Dad! (2005) as D.O. Rothy (voice)
• The Office (2005) as Jo Bennett
• Rumor Has It... (2005) as Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
• Warm Springs (2005) as Helena Mahoney
• Hansel and Gretel (2005) as Narrator (voice)
• Ambulance Girl (2005) as Jane Stern
• Ambulance Girl (2005) Director
• Six Feet Under: In Memoriam (2005) as Herself
• Around the World in 80 Days (2004) as Queen Victoria
• Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004) as Siren / Sea Hag (voice)
• Little Black Book (2004) as Kippie Kann
• The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) as Narrator (voice)
• Tupperware! (2004) as Narrator
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) as The Marquesa
• Two and a Half Men (2003) as Charlie Harper
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
• Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) as Self (archive footage)
• Fargo (2003) Director
• Misery Loves Company (2003) as Self
• Declaration of Independence (2003) as Self
• Everwood (2002) Director
• Dragonfly (2002) as Mrs. Belmont
• About Schmidt (2002) as Roberta Hertzel
• Unconditional Love (2002) as Grace Beasley
• Making Rat Race (2002) as Herself
• My Sister's Keeper (2002) as Christine Chapman
• Love Liza (2002) as Mary Ann Bankhead
• Six Feet Under (2001) as Bettina
• Six Feet Under (2001) Director
• Rat Race (2001) as The Squirrel Lady (uncredited)
• American Outlaws (2001) as Ma James
• Bruno (2000) as Mother Superior
• Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000) as Frances Marion (voice)
• Dash and Lilly (1999) Director
• Annie (1999) as Miss Agatha Hannigan
• Baby Steps (1999) as Mrs. Mellon
• The Waterboy (1998) as Mama Boucher
• Primary Colors (1998) as Libby Holden
• A Civil Action (1998) as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
• Swept from the Sea (1998) as Miss Swaffer
• The Effects of Magic (1998) as Raphaella, the Magic Bunny
• Titanic: Breaking New Ground (1998) as Self
• Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes (1998) as Self
• King of the Hill (1997) as Patrol Officer Jane Cooper (voice)
• The View (1997) as Self
• Titanic (1997) as Molly Brown
• Oz (1997) Director
• Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997) as Self
• The Daily Show (1996) as Self
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) as Charlotte Everly
• Diabolique (1996) as Det. Shirley Vogel
• The Late Shift (1996) as Helen Kushnick
• The War at Home (1996) as Maurine Collier
• The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful (1996) as Self
• Dolores Claiborne (1995) as Dolores Claiborne
• MADtv (1995) as Stuart's Grandma
• The West Side Waltz (1995) as Mr. Goo
• Angus (1995) as Meg Bethune
• Talking With (1995) as Big Eight (segment "Rodeo")
• Talking With (1995) Director
• The Stand (1994) as Rae Flowers (uncredited)
• North (1994) as Alaskan Mom
• Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
• Curse of the Starving Class (1994) as Ella Tate
• NYPD Blue (1993) Director
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) Director
• A Home of Our Own (1993) as Frances Lacey
• Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993) as Lunar Mom
• Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992) as Narrator (voice)
• Prelude to a Kiss (1992) as Leah Blier
• Used People (1992) as Bibby Berman
• Hostages (1992) as Peggy Say
• Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) as Evelyn Couch
• Shadows and Fog (1991) as Prostitute
• The Road to Mecca (1991) as Elsa Barlow
• At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) as Hazel Quarrier
• Misery (1990) as Annie Wilkes
• Dick Tracy (1990) as Mrs. Green
• White Palace (1990) as Rosemary
• Men Don't Leave (1990) as Lisa Coleman
• Roe vs. Wade (1989) as Jessie
• Signs of Life (1989) as Mary Beth Alder
• No Place Like Home (1989) as Bonnie Cooper
• High Stakes (1989) as Jill
• American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
• American Experience (1988) as Narrator
• China Beach (1988)
• Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) as Mrs. Canby
• Murder Ordained (1987) as Bobbi Birk
• Murder Ordained (1987) as Bobbi Birk
• Summer Heat (1987) as Ruth
• My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987) as Helen Blake
• L.A. Law (1986) as Charlotte Haley
• The Morning After (1986) as Woman on Mateo Street
• Johnny Bull (1986) as Katherine Kovacs
• Two of a Kind (1983) as Furniture Man's Wife
• St. Elsewhere (1982) as Polly Miller
• American Playhouse (1982) as Mary Beth Alder
• Cagney & Lacey (1982)
• Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) as Stella Mae
• Straight Time (1978) as Selma Darin
• The Love Boat (1977) as Sally Allison
• Great Performances (1971) as Self
• Taking Off (1971) as Audition Singer
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Christine Chapman
• The Emmy Awards (1949) as Self
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Audience Member
• Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Winner
• The Smack as Babs